Ahmed Issa

Ahmed Issa was born on 17 July 1943 in [[Ouham]] in then-[[Ubangi-Shari]] (now [[Central African Republic]]). Before the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, he had set a personal best in the [[800 metres]] with a time of 1:48.6 at [[Thonon-les-Bains]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66328 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328183101/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66328 |archive-date=28 March 2025 |work=[[Olympedia]] |title=Ahmed Issa Biographical Information |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2025 }}</ref> This time would set a [[List of Chadian records in athletics|Chadian national record]].<ref name=rec />

Ahmed Issa was born on 17 July 1943 in [[Ouham]] in then-[[Ubangi-Shari]] (now [[Central African Republic]]). Before the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, he had set a personal best in the [[800 metres]] with a time of 1:48.6 at [[Thonon-les-Bains]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66328 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328183101/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66328 |archive-date=28 March 2025 |work=[[Olympedia]] |title=Ahmed Issa Biographical Information |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2025 }}</ref> This time would set a [[List of Chadian records in athletics|Chadian national record]].<ref name=rec />

[[Chad at the Olympics|Chad]] first made an Olympic appearance at the 1964 Summer Olympics,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-1st-olympic-entries-set/175104691/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |work=[[The Orange County Register|The Register]] |title=1st Olympic Entries Set |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=21 June 1964 |page=24 }}</ref> where Issa was part of it's delegation. He first competed in the heats of the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|men's 800 metres]] on 14 October against seven other athletes. He had placed second in his heat with a time of 1:49.7, advancing to the semifinals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-mens-800-meter-run-tri/175104789/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |title=Men's 800-meter run trials |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |date=14 October 1964 |page=20 }}</ref> The semifinals were held the following day and Issa competed against seven other competitors. He had ran in a time of 1:49.4 and placed sixth in his round, not qualifying for the finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-mens-800-meter-run-s/175104765/ |work=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |title=Men's 800-meter run semifinals |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |page=43 |date=16 October 1964 }}</ref> He was also entered to compete in the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|men's 1500 metres]] though did not start in the event.<ref name=bio />

[[Chad at the Olympics|Chad]] first made an Olympic appearance at the 1964 Summer Olympics,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-1st-olympic-entries-set/175104691/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |work=[[The Orange County Register|The Register]] |title=1st Olympic Entries Set |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=21 June 1964 |page=24 }}</ref> where Issa was part of its delegation. He first competed in the heats of the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|men's 800 metres]] on 14 October against seven other athletes. He had placed second in his heat with a time of 1:49.7, advancing to the semifinals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-mens-800-meter-run-tri/175104789/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |title=Men's 800-meter run trials |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |date=14 October 1964 |page=20 }}</ref> The semifinals were held the following day and Issa competed against seven other competitors. He had ran in a time of 1:49.4 and placed sixth in his round, not qualifying for the finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-mens-800-meter-run-s/175104765/ |work=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |title=Men's 800-meter run semifinals |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |page=43 |date=16 October 1964 }}</ref> He was also entered to compete in the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|men's 1500 metres]] though did not start in the event.<ref name=bio />

While at the 1964 Summer Olympics, he was featured in the 1965 documentary film ''[[Tokyo Olympiad]]'' directed by [[Kon Ichikawa]]. The footage shows his training regimen and him wandering the streets of Tokyo before his elimination in the event.<ref name=tg>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/21/how-capturing-the-small-details-at-tokyo-64-created-a-masterpiece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727002207/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/21/how-capturing-the-small-details-at-tokyo-64-created-a-masterpiece |archive-date=27 July 2024 |title=How capturing the small details at Tokyo 64 created a masterpiece |last1=Bull |first1=Andy |date=21 July 2021 |access-date=23 June 2025 }}</ref><ref name=la>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-07-20/1964-tokyo-olympics-olympiad-cary-grant-walk-dont-run-poppy-hill-witches-orient |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009095147/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-07-20/1964-tokyo-olympics-olympiad-cary-grant-walk-dont-run-poppy-hill-witches-orient |archive-date=9 October 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |title=The Tokyo Olympics are here. These 5 movies set at the city's 1964 Games are timely revelations |last1=Crust |first1=Kevin |date=20 July 2021 }}</ref> After the Summer Games, he competed at the [[1965 All-Africa Games]] in [[Brazzaville]], Congo. He competed in the men's [[1500 metres]] and had ran in a time of 3:47.8 for a new personal best, Chadian national record,<ref name=rec>{{cite web|url=https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/Oregon22/Oregon%20stats%20book.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428065243/https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/Oregon22/Oregon%20stats%20book.pdf |archive-date=28 April 2025 |work=[[World Athletics]] |title=2022 World Athletics Championships Statistics Book |last=Butler |first=Mark |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2025 }}</ref> and third place in the event.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-Africa Games|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm|work=[[Athletics Weekly]] |url-status=live |archive-date=23 February 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020223052315/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm|accessdate=23 June 2025}}</ref><ref name=bio />

While at the 1964 Summer Olympics, he was featured in the 1965 documentary film ''[[Tokyo Olympiad]]'' directed by [[Kon Ichikawa]]. The footage shows his training regimen and him wandering the streets of Tokyo before his elimination in the event.<ref name=tg>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/21/how-capturing-the-small-details-at-tokyo-64-created-a-masterpiece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727002207/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/21/how-capturing-the-small-details-at-tokyo-64-created-a-masterpiece |archive-date=27 July 2024 |title=How capturing the small details at Tokyo 64 created a masterpiece |last1=Bull |first1=Andy |date=21 July 2021 |access-date=23 June 2025 }}</ref><ref name=la>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-07-20/1964-tokyo-olympics-olympiad-cary-grant-walk-dont-run-poppy-hill-witches-orient |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009095147/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-07-20/1964-tokyo-olympics-olympiad-cary-grant-walk-dont-run-poppy-hill-witches-orient |archive-date=9 October 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |title=The Tokyo Olympics are here. These 5 movies set at the city's 1964 Games are timely revelations |last1=Crust |first1=Kevin |date=20 July 2021 }}</ref> After the Summer Games, he competed at the [[1965 All-Africa Games]] in [[Brazzaville]], Congo. He competed in the men's [[1500 metres]] and had ran in a time of 3:47.8 for a new personal best, Chadian national record,<ref name=rec>{{cite web|url=https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/Oregon22/Oregon%20stats%20book.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428065243/https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/Oregon22/Oregon%20stats%20book.pdf |archive-date=28 April 2025 |work=[[World Athletics]] |title=2022 World Athletics Championships Statistics Book |last=Butler |first=Mark |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2025 }}</ref> and third place in the event.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-Africa Games|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm|work=[[Athletics Weekly]] |url-status=live |archive-date=23 February 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020223052315/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm|accessdate=23 June 2025}}</ref><ref name=bio />

Issa then competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], Mexico. He first competed in the heats of the [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|men's 800 metres]] on 13 October against six other competitors. He had placed fourth with a time of 1:49.0, not advancing to the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympedia.org/results/60569|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427015414/http://www.olympedia.org/results/60569 |archive-date=27 April 2025 |work=[[Olympedia]] |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2025 |title=800 metres, Men }}</ref> He then competed in the heats of the [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|men's 1500 metres]] on 18 October against eleven other competitors. He placed fourth with a time of 3:53.13 and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals against twelve other competitors, he ran in a time of 3:53.26 and placed eighth, not advancing to the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/60581 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413141557/https://www.olympedia.org/results/60581 |archive-date=13 April 2025 |title=1,500 metres, Men |work=[[Olympedia]] |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2025 }}</ref> Issa later died in 1983.<ref name=bio />

Issa then competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], Mexico. He first competed in the heats of the [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|men's 800 metres]] on 13 October against six other competitors. He had placed fourth with a time of 1:49.0, not advancing to the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympedia.org/results/60569|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427015414/http://www.olympedia.org/results/60569 |archive-date=27 April 2025 |work=[[Olympedia]] |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2025 |title=800 metres, Men }}</ref> He then competed in the heats of the [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|men's 1500 metres]] on 18 October against eleven other competitors. He placed fourth with a time of 3:53.13 and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals against twelve other competitors, he ran in a time of 3:53.26 and placed eighth, not advancing to the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/60581 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413141557/https://www.olympedia.org/results/60581 |archive-date=13 April 2025 |title=1,500 metres, Men |work=[[Olympedia]] |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2025 }}</ref> Issa later died in 1983.<ref name=bio />

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